Congratulation to everyone who got his approval letter.

dks100: I asked the Manchester council about a private ceremony (next day) but they told me that it would cost £100. But you mentioned that it woul £75 in your case? do you know the reason for this?

all the best

Hi All, I will apply for the British passport soon after attending the BC ceremony soon, I hope. So it will be kind of you if you can advice on the following points: 1- What is the fastest approach to get the passport? I am aware of check and send, but are there are any faster methods? 2- Can I down...

I received the approval letter today (dated 14th Oct) I applied on 4th August from Manchester. So hopefully guys will get your letter soon especially, dks100 (as you applied on the same date and from the same location)! My case was based on 1 year work permit then 4 years of Tier 1 VISA. all the bes...

I remember that there was a question in the AN application form, something like "In which country do intend to live after citizenship?"
I always thought the person should intend to live in UK otherwise why they would ask this question.

Hi All, I recently applied for BC via NCS using AN form. I have few concerns and it would be great if you can advice please: 1- I provided my old and new passports. The old passport contains my student VISA that I used to enter UK. This passport has 2 different student VISA (original and an extensio...

Hi All I just realized that my photo that I plan to glue in the reference page is bigger (slightly in length and width) than the allocated space. The photographer assured me that my photo is similar in the size used for photo ID. Can you please let me know if it is ok for the photo to be slightly ou...

Thanks go2khurram.

I am already feeling nervous and I cannot imagine that I will then need to wait for few months to hear a descsion.

I will post details on the timeline soon.

Thank you all.

Hi All, Sorry for the repetition. I plan to apply for BC next week via NCS. I am now finalaising the documnets. May you please have a look at the documents below and tell me if is enough please: My status: 1 year work permit + 4 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR 1- AN application form. 2- payment documnet 3...

Thank you all for your help.

I called the bank and they told me that it is not possible to remove the block in advance (as Ken218 mentioned). However, they think the payment should be processed without any problem.

Thank you again.

Hi All, I plan to pay for my BC application (£906) by Lloyds VISA debit card. I am worried that the bank may block the payment for security. I was thinking to call the bank to allow payment but I do not know the exact date that the Home Office will take the money from my account. Did anyone pay with...

Hi All,

I am sorry if the above question is obvious but I cannot figure out how to solve the problem.

Can someone help please.

Thank you in advance.

I have been searching through the posts and did not find a recommended advice. Some people suggested to write an additional information in the application form that the BRP (Tier 1) used to book the life in UK test was retained by the Home office and thus cannot be provided. I have a copy of the BRP...

Thank you WR1 for your help. I already passed the life in the UK test and I registered with BRP. I do not plan on sitting another test. But in the AN application form, they ask for the ID that I used when I took the life in UK test. I assume that I onlt need to use my passport as an evidence of iden...

Can someone advice please.

Thank you.

Hi All, I just noticed that I used my Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) based on Tier 1 for the life in UK test. At the day of the test, they asked for BRP and a document to show the address (e.g. bank statement, driving licence, council tax...). I used a bank statment. My BRP was taken by the Home O...

Great. thank you very much for yout help.

Can someone advice please. Thank you.

I have the same concern. I have been living in a shared accommodation where I pay rent to the landlord who is living in the same house. Do UKBA check the council tax record for the house (as a whole)? I assume that if he is not paying the council tax, the council would have evacuated the house or to...

Many thanks for your help.

Hi All, I got alarmed when a friend of mine discouraged me from including a British referee (a university lecturer) who is originally Asian or African or.... He believes that a pure British referee would further strengthen my application. Does any one have experience with this and can advice please?...

Great! Thank you very much go2khurram for your help.

Hi All, I plan to apply for BC using the AN form early next month. My application is based on 5 years work VISA. I had a quick look at the other posts and I noticed variability in the documents submitted. Here are the documents that I plan to submit: 1- application form AN 2- payment form I plan to ...

Thanks CR001

It is good to know the information regarding the name of father and grandfather. So far, I have been omitting the initials of my father rand grandfather in my previous applications for VISA although the initials are displayed on my passport.



Thank you again.

Great. Thank you CR001. One more question please, can you let me know if I need to send my old passport (which has my student VISA) in addition to my current passport which has the Tier I VISA? I just noticed that my full name on the passport has initials for my father and grandfather names, For exa...

Hi All, I started to complete the AN form. But I have few questions that I am not sure how to answer: 1- Q1.. home office reference number: I applied for ILR via premium service and found a home office reference number on the payment receipt starting with RC. The letter of approval has a different c...